stock option
noun
1
: an option contract involving stock
2
: a right granted by a corporation to officers or employees as a form of compensation that allows purchase of corporate stock at a fixed price usually within a specified period
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Prosecutors claimed Kim and Messenger agreed to pay Burke a $500,000 salary with stock options projected to be worth millions of dollars.
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
The proposal would limit executives and administrators at hospitals and physician groups to no more than $450,000 in total annual compensation, including bonuses, stock options and company vehicles.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
For stock options, puts generally trade at a premium to at-the-money options and out-of-the-money calls.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 May 2026
One major company’s latest layoffs disproportionately targeted employees with unvested stock options.
—Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
The proposal would limit executives and administrators at hospitals and physician groups to no more than $450,000 in total annual compensation, including bonuses, stock options and company vehicles.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
For stock options, puts generally trade at a premium to at-the-money options and out-of-the-money calls.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 May 2026
One major company’s latest layoffs disproportionately targeted employees with unvested stock options.
—Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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